San Antonio
city in Bexar, Comal, and Medina counties in Texas, United States; seat of Bexar County
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Summary
San Antonio is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 0.24% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,974 views/month, #23 of 9,394).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bexar County[3], Medina County[4], Comal County[5]
- Country: United States[6]
- Head of government: Gina Ortiz Jones[7]
- Instance of: big city[8], county seat[9]
- Named after: Anthony of Padua[10]
- Flag: flag of San Antonio[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Guadalajara[12], Torreón[13], Monterrey[14], Las Palmas de Gran Canaria[15], Gwangju[16], Kaohsiung[17], Santa Cruz de Tenerife[18], Kumamoto[19], Chennai[20], Wuxi[21], Darmstadt[22], Windhoek[23]
- Legislative body: San Antonio City Council[24]
- Postal code: 78201[25], 78202[26], 78203[27], 78204[28], 78205[29], 78206[30], 78207[31], 78208[32], 78209[33], 78210[34], 78211[35], 78212[36], 78213[37], 78214[38]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for San Antonio include San Antonio International Airport[39], an international airport[40], in United States[41], founded in 1941[42].
Why It Matters
San Antonio has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Entities named for it include San Antonio International Airport[39], an international airport[40], in United States[41], founded in 1941[42].